Our Abuelas
Paqui
Born in a small town in the province of Jaén called Iznatoraf. She has raised 9 children thanks to sacrifice and work. With 18 grandchildren and one great-grandson, grandma Paqui is an expert at cooking croquettes, potato omelet, Paella, and her signature dish Andrajos, a very old stew made with potatoes, flour tortillas and meat or codfish.
There are many occasions in which our beloved grandma is invited to big celebrations to cooking for large groups of friends and of course, she is always willing to. Paqui serves large portions to everyone like all grandmothers, and when the time comes to serve herself she just eats a little bit because she is not hungry.
For our family, it is not too difficult to gather 40 people among children, daughters, sons, grandchildren in a family meeting so we always have to make our celebrations in one of the family restaurants where we have enough space for all. Paquita is always the star of the family and she loves to sing Christmas songs with our Grandpa Antonio accompanying clapping while she sings. They both have millions of stories to tell from when their children were young and they were naughty. Grandpa Antonio! Please tell us once again the story when you took your 9 children, grandma, and our great grandma to Madrid for a trip…
Inspired by our grandmothers, their recipes and the traditions they passed down, we bring a little piece of Spain to every table.
Felisa
Felisa was born in the cold lands of Ávila. She arrived with the spring, bringing a splash of colour and happiness. A brave little girl with no fear, always looking after her brothers and sisters, even though she was one of the youngest.
She was always helping her father, who travelled around the surrounding villages selling all kinds of household goods. Felisa was a delicate girl with a warrior’s heart.
After the Civil War, she learned how to survive and feed her family with almost nothing. With just a few potatoes, she could prepare a delicious stew. Over the years, she became the queen of the kitchen, known for her wonderful roasts and unforgettable tortilla de patata.
For Felisa, cooking has always been a love language. She has taught her granddaughters her recipes, sharing not just the ingredients and methods, but a little piece of herself with every dish. Her cooking has never been about having a lot, but about making the most of what you have, putting your heart into it, and making people feel at home.
Over the years, she wrote her recipes on little scraps of paper, keeping them tucked away like small treasures. I gathered all those precious notes and turned them into a recipe book, so that the things she taught me, the flavours of my childhood as a little girl, and a little piece of her could live on for generations to come.
Her cooking is honest and simple. She can make so much out of so little, yet somehow, every dish leaves you with something money cannot buy: a full heart, a sense of peace, and the feeling that everything is going to be alright.